Subcontinent-a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent.

Subcontinent-Continent divided in other continents.

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Desertification-the processes by which an area becomes a desert.

Desertification-becoming a desert.

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Desalination-remove some amount of salt and other minerals from water.

Desalination-to remove salt from water.
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Bedouin-a nomad; wanderer.

Bedouin-wanderer of the desert.

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Oasis-a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.

Oasis-green area in a desert.

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Lingua Franca- any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.

Lingua Franca- Language use for people who speak different languages.

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Dharma-essential quality or character, as of the cosmos or one's own nature.

Dharma-character that represents nature.

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Karma-action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation

Karma-charcater that represents good and bad.


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Reincarnation-the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form.

Reincarnation-Coming back to live as something else.

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Nirvana-freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.

Nirvana-Heaven

Hinduism-
the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions.

Hinduism- Indian religion that has many gods.

Shintoism-the native religion of japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.

Shintoism-religion of Japan



Tsunami-an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.

Tsunami-Sea earthquake

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Monsoon-the season during which the southwest monsoon blows, commonly marked by heavy rains; rainy season.

Monsoon-A lot of rain that make floods.

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What 4 shans can be found in east Asia?
Altai Shan
Tian Shan
Kunlun Shan


Shogun-the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century

Shogun-another name for commanders.

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Sarong-a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific ocean.

Sarong-piece of cloth wore by both man and woman.

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Asia's 3 largest archipelagos.


Typhoon-a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the china seas

Typhoon-Cyclone or Hurricane.

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